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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- "I'm really looking forward to working with all over you ... to be that beautiful symbol of hope that the Holy Father has called us to be: beacons of hope in our world today." Local Catholics offer input on their faithSurvey by diocese shows community aspect of faith keeps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GROWING UP CATHOLIC: Maggie Braatz, daughter of Jeff and Nancy Braatz of Holy Spirit Parish in Darboy, is pictured at her 2007 first Communion. A survey conducted by the Green Bay Diocese posed six questions related to practicing the faith. (Sam Lucero photo) | |
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By Patricia Kasten
Compass Associate Editor
ALLOUEZ -- What are local Catholics saying about their faith?
According to a survey conducted last summer by the diocesan Evangelization Commission and released this month, people cherish the Mass, daily prayer and the sense of community that comes from being a Catholic.
On the other hand, they struggle with issues of clergy abuse, priestly celibacy and the treatment of women, and also see a need for more hospitality, more outreach to both young adults and the elderly and more education in their faith traditions.
Deacon Mike Grzeca, diocesan director of evangelization and worship, said there was a two-fold purpose for the survey of 2,000 Catholics randomly selected from registered households.
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